Manchester Memorial High School

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Manchester Memorial High School
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Address
Manchester Memorial High School
One Crusader Way

Manchester
,
New Hampshire
03103

United States
Coordinates 42°58′03″N71°26′05″W / 42.96750°N 71.43472°W / 42.96750; -71.43472
Information
Type Public high school
MottoScientia est potentia
(Knowledge is power)
Established1960
School district Manchester School District
PrincipalShaun St. Onge
Teaching staff91.10 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment1,405 (2019–20) [1]
Average class size20 students [2]
Student to teacher ratio15.42 [1]
CampusUrban
Color(s)Red, White, Blue
   
Nickname Crusaders
Communities servedManchester
Formerly: Auburn
Feeder schoolsFormerly: Auburn Village School (K-8)
Website memorial.mansd.org
[3]

Manchester Memorial High School is a four-year comprehensive school in Manchester, New Hampshire, with an enrollment of approximately 1,600. It is a part of the Manchester School District. The school's Latin motto is "scientia est potentia."

Contents

Manchester Memorial accepts students from Manchester.

History

Manchester Memorial High School was designed by two Manchester architecture firms: chief designers Dirsa & Lampron assisted by Koehler & Isaak. Construction began in 1959 and the school was opened in 1960. [4]

Previously the majority of the high school students in Auburn were sent to Manchester Memorial. [5]

In 2011, the town of Auburn voted to change its high school to Pinkerton Academy in Derry, [5] and this transfer should be done within the next two years.[ when? ][ citation needed ] In 2013 Hooksett and Manchester schools agreed to end their contract for Hooksett students to attend Manchester schools. [6]

Academics

Manchester Memorial High School (MMHS) has received accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and from the New Hampshire Department of Education. Manchester Memorial offers vocational education courses at the Manchester School of Technology

The school has a variety of Advanced Placement Program classes. As of the 2014–2015 school year these included AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry, AP English Literature, AP English Language, AP Latin: Vergil, AP Physics, AP Studio Art, AP Government, AP Statistics, and AP Economics.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1849 students enrolled for the 2012–2013 school year was: [3]

Additionally, 35.9% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch prices.

Athletics

Memorial High School is a member of the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA). It participates in Division I for all sports.

The Crusaders won the Division I hockey state champions in 1978, 1989, 1991, 1995 and 2013.[ citation needed ]

In 2006 the baseball team won the Class L state championship. It was the first title for Memorial in any team sport since the baseball team won the Division I title in 1998[ citation needed ].

History

Memorial High opened in 1960. Originally, the school had a statue of a crusader (the school's mascot) outside the administrative office, but this was stolen in the first year and was never replaced.

In 1992, the first annual FIRST Robotics Competition was held in the gymnasium.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Manchester Memorial High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ "School Profile". Archived from the original on November 27, 2022.[ dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools – School Detail for Manchester Memorial High School". ed.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Memorial High School, Manchester, N. H." in New Hampshire Architect 12, no. 7 (February, 1961): 13–21.
  5. 1 2 Huss, Julie (March 17, 2011). "Pinkerton welcomes Auburn". Derry News . Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ↑ Doyle, Megan (December 8, 2013). "Hooksett students could attend high school in Bow, Londonderry". Concord Monitor . Archived from the original on August 27, 2015. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Hubert 'Hubie' Boniface McDonough III". New Hampshire Legends of Hockey. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
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